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Top car rental company undertake rebranding after acquisition
The UK’s top car rental company, Europcar has contracted John Anthony Signs to re-brand it’s UK branches.
The re-branding is being undertaken as a result of Europcar’s acquistion of Vanguard Car Rental Holdings which includes the National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car brands. As David Fagg, John Anthony Signs’ sales director said “The design process was fairly intensive as it had to be completed in a short space of time, however we are used to tight deadlines, and have been able to meet all Europcar’s requests.”
Installation teams from John Anthony Signs are undertaking a programme to replace signs in over 100 offices located across the UK with the new Europcar branded signs. The main project, which will be completed by the end of 2008, involves the design and manufacture of router cut face panels to fit existing sites. To conserve costs and reduce waste, the John Anthony Signs’ installation team are utilsing existing back light boxes where possible.
Big win for John Anthony Signs
John Anthony Signs has won a prestigious contract to manufacture and install signs for the re-branding of Ireland’s National Lottery.
To gain the hard-fought deal, which is valued at over £1 million, John Anthony Signs created and installed prototypes at test sights across the Republic of Ireland. The three month roll-out, which will be completed in September 2008, involves the manufacture and installation of nine different types of signs at 3,500 locations and is part of a country-wide rebranding. To meet legal requirements in conservation areas, John Anthony Signs designed and manufactured a range of special signs which do not intrude on these areas of special interest.
The project was awarded to John Anthony Signs due to the company’s competitive costs, manufacturing quality, high service levels and a strong implementation strategy.
...the winner of the Design Week eco-car competition is
Congratulations to Tim Backshall from Integrity who had the closest guess to the mileage which was 4106 miles per gallon.
We hope Tim enjoys the prize which is a luxury weekend break in Paris for two.
For more information on the John Anthony Signs eco-car see the article below.
Sponsorship gives young team building eco-friendly car new hope
Pupils at Essex-based Belfairs High School have received sponsorship from John Anthony Signs to participate in the Shell Eco Marathon this year. The team of pupils from Belfairs High School, initially hit a blank when it came to sponsorship. Luckily, John Anthony Signs heard of their plight and stepped in to provide the crucial sponsorship which means the team can now participate in the 2007 Shell Eco Marathon taking place at the Rockingham Motor Speedway.
The event is an initiative run by Shell Global Solutions to discover the engineers of the future, who can develop the next-generation vehicles that take fuel efficiency to new heights. All the staff at John Anthony Signs wish the team good luck in their venture .
JAS sponsors of Design Week Awards 08
John Anthony Signs sponsored the ‘Wayfinding and Environment Graphics’
category of the highly acclaimed Design Week Awards in 2008.
Congratulations to Studio Myerscough & Allford Hall who won the John
Anthony Signs’ sponsored category for their excellent work on
Westminster City Council’s Westminster Academy.
The category covered signage and other environmental graphics for towns
and cities, commercial and cultural buildings or developments and
public services such as school and healthcare facilities. The event
culminated in an Awards Evening held at the London Hilton, Park Lane,
London on 4th March 2008, which was attended by over 600 of the UK’s
top design professionals.
For more information visit: www.designweekawards.co.uk
Rapid response to launch HSBC Premier
Premier account customers at global banking organisation HSBC can now bank in comfort. John Anthony Signs recently completed a complex and highly involved project to provide signage to HSBC branches hosting new ‘premier facilities’. The programme was part of a re-fit to launch the bank’s premier banking suites, and involved up to 23 different sign types, in 127 branches spread across England, Eire, Jersey and the Isle of Man. John Anthony Signs was also given the task of project managing the entire roll-out, which included liaising with other contractors working in the various locations. This massive task was successfully completed on time and with much praise from HSBC personnel.
Metropolitan Police signage contract secured
John Anthony Signs has just been awarded a prestigious contract to implement a signage programme for 70 sites for the Metropolitan Police. The project incorporates external and internal illuminated and directional signs, as well as a variety of plaques. Due for completion this summer (2007), the project is being undertaken in conjunction with four different building contracting companies and liaison with a second sign supplier contracted by the Metropolitan Police, requiring exacting project management skills from John Anthony Signs. The John Anthony Signs’ team has undergone and passed additional security screening by the Metropolitan Police to ensure total security to the organisation’s buildings and staff.
JAS Jems now ready to hit the next season
JAS Jems, the netball team sponsored by John Anthony Signs, has jumped up a league. The team of has had a very successful season, and following an amazing 47 to 6 goal win against Braintree Town netball team on Monday 14th April 2008, they are now second in their league, prompting a move up to the next league for the 2008/2009 season.
The Chelmsford-based netball team received a brand new co-ordinated kit courtesy of John Anthony Signs in 2007 and have since enjoyed much success. As Emma spokesperson for JAS Jems says “Our new kit is extremely smart and we get a lot of great comments from the other teams in the League, and no doubt a certain level of envy from our opposition. We have become known as the team with the amazingly colourful kit, which is great as the local netball league has 12 leagues each with 10 netball teams, and to stand out from the crowd is fantastic.”
JAS Jems compete in the Chelmsford and District netball league table playing all their games at New Hall School in Chelmsford. The team are looking forward to the summer season which is based more on fun than competition before they start the competitive season in September 2008. Everyone at John Anthony Signs congratulates the team for their great season and wish them every success in the next league.
Re-brand of Virgin Media
John Anthony Signs’ reputation for high quality combined with a proven track record in supplying signage solutions for global companies, won the company a prestigious re-branding contract with Virgin Media recently. Required as a result of the NTL acquisition, the re-branding programme included manufacturing a variety of signs for 56 different sites located throughout the UK. Exterior illuminated light boxes, directional signs and unique internally illuminated LED totems were designed, constructed and installed by John Anthony Signs within a 10 week schedule.
£8000 raised for charity at HMV Football Extravaganza
Staff at John Anthony Signs raised £8,000 for the Nordoff
Robins Music Therapy Charity when they attended the HMV Football Extravaganza recently - an annual fund-raising dinner sponsored and organised by HMV in association with O2. Hosted by football legend Teddy Sherringham, the event took place at The Grosvenor House Hotel in central London, and with the purchase of 12 tickets and some hot bidding during the auction, the John Anthony Signs’ team certainly played an active role in helping raise funds for the charity. The Nordoff Robins Music Therapy charity provides over 30,000 music therapy sessions a year nationwide for children and adults with a wide range of needs.
